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High school roundup for Jan. 16, 2021: Chartiers Valley boys continue sizzling start
Brayden Reynolds scored 25 points and Chartiers Valley stayed undefeated with an 88-81 victory over North Allegheny in a nonsection matchup of top WPIAL teams Saturday night in the MLK Showcase at North Allegheny. Socrates Bulis hit on 5 of 6 3-point attempts and scored 19 points for Chartiers Valley...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 16, 2021
WPIAL Basketball Boys Saturday’s results Tournament MLK Weekend Showcase at North Allegheny Chartiers Valley 88, North Allegheny 81 Nonsection Bishop Canevin 72, Springdale 44 Burrell 66, Kiski Area 51 Butler 80, Knoch 49 Burgettstown at Waynesburg Central, ppd. Central Catholic 51, Bethel Park 41 Laurel 58, Eden Christian 49 McDowell...
WPIAL boys basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 16, 2021
Class 6A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Upper St. Clair, 4-0, 1 2. Mt. Lebanon, 2-0, 3 3. North Allegheny, 3-1, 5 4. Hempfield, 2-1, NR 5. Butler, 2-1, 2 Out: Central Catholic (2-2, 4) Class 5A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. New Castle, 3-0, 2 2. Chartiers Valley, 6-0,...
WPIAL girls basketball rankings: Week ending Jan. 16, 2021
Class 6A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. North Allegheny, 4-0, 1 2. Upper St. Clair, 3-1, 2 3. Mt. Lebanon, 4-0, 3 4. Norwin, 3-0, 4 5. Bethel Park, 1-1, 5 Out: none Class 5A Rk., Team, W-L, Last 1. Chartiers Valley, 5-0, 1 2. Trinity, 4-0, 2 3. Thomas...
St. Joseph swimmer Wygonik completes long road back from elbow surgery
Sam Wygonik hoped for the best when he stepped up to the block for the boys 200-yard freestyle Thursday during a dual meet between Fox Chapel and Woodland Hills at Fox Chapel High School. The St. Joseph junior, swimming in a high school meet for the first time since the...
WPIAL coaches have mixed feelings about open basketball playoffs
Yes, we’re open. Derry girls basketball coach Gene Brisbane was coaching the Jeannette boys 37 years ago when the WPIAL opened the playoff door to everybody. The league held a free-for-all tournament where any team that wanted to compete in the postseason could. At the time, Brisbane wasn’t sure what...
Roger Sullenberger, coach with encyclopedic knowledge of Hempfield track, dies at age 75
Roger Sullenberger was a math teacher at Hempfield, but if anyone wanted to know the history of the school’s track program, Sully was the guy to go to. He could recite every record, current or retired, in the school’s history. Hempfield assistant track coach LaRoyal Wilson referred to Sullenberger as...
Fox Chapel boys are looking to rediscover their defensive identity
In recent years, the Fox Chapel boys basketball team has shaped its identity around success on the defensive end. Four years ago, when the Foxes finished 19-4, they allowed an average of 53.4 points, and they haven’t allowed an average higher than that since. They look to keep opponents under...
Fox Chapel girls basketball team shows resolve
After suffering a pair of disappointing losses and some crucial injuries earlier this season, the Fox Chapel girls basketball team persevered for their first victory of the season Jan. 12 when they took down Section 2-5A foe Hampton, 58-49. Fox Chapel’s first two games resulted in a seven-point loss to...
Pine-Richland junior having breakthrough season on ice
When Alex Erlain’s skates touch the ice, his Pine-Richland teammates and coaches know he’ll make every second of his shift count. The junior forward has emerged as an offensive playmaker with a team-leading 11 points through five games this season after scoring all of four points one year ago. He...
Despite shorthanded roster, Riverview wrestlers getting up to speed
Riverview has fewer wrestlers on its roster than normal, but coach Joe Murphy said excitement is high for those ready to test their mettle on the mat. The Raiders started their practices on time (Nov. 20) and maintained their schedule through Gov. Tom Wolf’s shutdown orders that took effect Dec....
Plum’s Kvortek sets sights on success at WPIAL gymnastics meet
Sarah Kvortek made her WPIAL gymnastics championship debut as a freshman last year, and the Plum athlete showed she had arrived with a fifth-place finish on bars in the Gold Intermediate I Division. “That was such a great experience,” said Kvortek, who qualified for WPIALs in all four disciplines, including...
North Journal notebook: North Allegheny wrestlers start strong at host invitational
North Allegheny welcomed eight wrestling teams to the Wright Automotive Invitational on Jan. 9. The season-opening individual tournament gave the Tigers a chance to gain some much-needed match experience after enduring a mandated three-week shutdown by Gov. Tom Wolf. Wrestlers from Burrell, Fort LeBoeuf, Fox Chapel, Hempfield, Hickory, Southmoreland, Thomas...
Now healthy, Habib steps into new role for North Allegheny
Greg Habib’s junior season ended early last winter when a player fell into his leg at Seneca Valley’s gym, forced his knee inward and injured his medial collateral ligament. A lot can change in 12 months. Almost one year to the day, the North Allegheny senior returned to Seneca’s gym...
Hampton wrestler steps up to help teammate who lost home in fire
On a school night in early November, Hampton’s Jayden Resch disappeared into a spare bedroom for a few hours. The 172-pound junior wrestler had learned the home of classmate Jacob Premick was significantly damaged in a Nov. 3 fire, and he was driven to do something about it. “He’s been...
3 Highlands football players set to play in All-American game in Alabama
Three Highlands players are getting one more opportunity to show what they are capable of on the football field. This weekend, seniors Kaleb White, Jeremiah Saunders and Jeremiah Nelson will travel to Mickey Miller Blackwell Stadium in Gulf Shores, Ala., to compete in the DREAM All-American Bowl. Players from 25...
Chartiers Valley girls quietly tie longest winning streak in state basketball history
There were a couple of high fives when the clock reached zeroes Friday night but nothing more than usual as Chartiers Valley wrapped up a 53-point section win over Moon. There was no indication the Colts had just tied a state record. No idea they’d just won their 62nd consecutive...
High school scores, summaries and schedule for Jan. 16, 2021
WPIAL Basketball Boys Friday’s results Class 6A Section 1 Seneca Valley 87, Butler 81 North Allegheny 83, Pine-Richland 77 (OT) Section 2 Upper St. Clair 53, Canon-McMillan 45 Peters Township 72, Baldwin 55 Mt. Lebanon at Bethel Park, ppd. Section 3 Fox Chapel 39, Norwin 38 Hempfield 54, Penn-Trafford 51...
High school roundup for Jan. 15, 2021: Seneca Valley knocks off No. 2 Butler
Cole Brooks scored 29 points, including seven 3-pointers, to help Seneca Valley knock off No. 2 Butler in Section 1-6A boys basketball Friday night. Connor Lyczek went 8 for 8 from the free-throw line and scored 26 points for Seneca Valley (3-2, 2-1), which made 18 of 19 foul shots...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 16, 2021: North Allegheny hosts MLK showcase
A tradition that was started by Woodland Hills officials a few years ago will continue this weekend at North Allegheny. The Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend Showcase features plenty of action on both Saturday and Sunday showcasing teams from in and out of the state of Pennsylvania. The boys lineup...
Dominant as ever, Lincoln Park beats Montour in 1st section game in 4A
Lincoln Park entered the WPIAL in the 2007-2008 season and has been a dominant force in boys basketball since Day 1. In their early years, they played in Class A based on enrollment. They moved up in the last decade to Class 2A and then to Class 3A. On Friday,...
Penn Hills uses late-game 3-point binge to rally past Kiski Area
The Kiski Area Cavaliers were on the verge of a significant early season victory, leading Penn Hills by eight points early in the fourth quarter Friday night. But the Indians, with leading scorer Deondre Mitchell fouled out, staged a late surge and spoiled Kiski Area’s home opener, 62-58. A trio...
Hempfield rallies from behind then holds off Penn-Trafford late
Hempfield picked up its defensive tempo late in the first half and carried the upsurge into the second half, rallying from 12 down early to finally overtake Penn-Trafford and hand the Warriors their first loss, 54-51, on Friday night in Section 3-6A boys basketball. “I think our pressure at the...
Yofan’s free throw lifts Fox Chapel over NorwinVideo
Fox Chapel senior Eli Yofan didn’t have one of his typical games Friday. His shot was off, and Norwin’s defense did a good job taking away the driving lanes. But with the game on the line, Yofan came up big. His free throw with 5.2 seconds left lifted Fox Chapel...
Highlands erases late lead to knock off top-ranked Mars
Heading into this season, Highlands boys basketball coach Tyler Stoczynski knew he was going to have to ask sophomore point guard Jimmy Kunst to carry the scoring load. On Friday night, when the Golden Rams (1-0, 1-0) visited No. 1-ranked Mars (3-1, 2-1), Kunst stepped up big. After erasing an...
